David writes:
> The way osmand is going with this poi feature makes it extremely usefull for
> registering PERSONAL, non-public information, in my case mainly for travel.
>
> But i see lots more posibilities:
> For biologists marking samples in the field (red-animal-up trangle)- spotted
> male wolf here; (red-animal-down triangle) female; (square) couple...
> (Blue-flower-octagon) rare orchid population here, (blue-flower-square) only
> single orchid...
+1. I currently use files of GPX waypoints, and occasionally
Favorites, for this sort of thing, but I'd love to be able
to have my own POI categories that I could turn on and off.
Even better if I could make custom icons and colors.
For instance, I have lots of waypoints for interesting features on
hiking trails, but none of the existing POI category seems to
correspond well to natural features. The existing categories are
all about man-made features in cities -- you could make an argument
for "Sightseeing" but that doesn't really seem right for most of
these features --, but 90% of my OsmAnd use is in the backcountry.
I also have a GPX file of local mountain peaks and their heights.
OSM has peaks already, but you can't find out the name of a peak
without zooming in to a very high zoom level right on top of the
peak, which means it's useless for answering questions like "What is
that peak over in that direction from where I am, behind the lower
peak?" or "Which direction is Chicoma Peak from here?" For that,
you need to be able to zoom out to a wide view.
Climbers might want to note popular climbing spots, backpackers
might want to label springs, birders might want to label birding
hotspots ... the possibilities are endless, as David says.
I'd love to be able to create my own POI category, define an icon,
and upload a GPX file containing my personal POI for that category.
...Akkana
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